Long Lake in Alexander: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Long Lake lies in Alexander, in Manitoba. Around the bank it is mixed forest. At some 7.47 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. You have roughly 51 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. Few waters listed in Alexander are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Lac du Bonnet, 80 km off. It is 162 km to Winnipeg, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Alexander names smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Long Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -19°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Long Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Johnnie Lake sits 5.5 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Long Lake if anything is unclear.